A 0140-Kg Baseball Is Thrown with a Velocity Of Of 27.1

question 58

Multiple Choice

A 0.140-kg baseball is thrown with a velocity of $27.1 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s }$ It is struck by the bat with an average force of 5000 N, which results in a velocity of 37.0 m/s in the opposite direction from the original velocity. How long were the bat and ball in contact?

• A) 1.79 × 10^-3 s
• B) 1.28 × 10^-2 s
• C) 3.07 × 10^-2 s
• D) 4.30 × 10^-3 s